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Aureole 1 Rocket - Satellite Information

Designation
Spacetrack catalog number 5730
COSPAR ID 1971-119-B
Name in Spacetrack catalog SL-8 R/B

Satellite Details

Orbit 379 x 1,288 km, 73.9°
Category Rocket body
Country/organisation of origin Russia
Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) 4.2 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated)
Maximum brightness (Magnitude)0.0 (at perigee, 100% illuminated)

Launch

Date (UTC) 27 December 1971 19:00
Launch sitePlesetsk,
Russia
Launch vehicle Kosmos 11K65M

Description

Upper stage of rocket which launched Russian/French scientific satellite (also called Oreol-1)
View from orbit pole
 

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